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title: "Howden Group Holdings Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howden-group-holdings-limited-london-777113
register_status: active
register_as_of: 2026-11-02
publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk)
source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House
---

# Howden Group Holdings Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 2 November 2026, Howden Group Holdings Limited (Companies House 02937398, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 17 March 2021 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 17 March 2021
- Industry: Financial Services
- Town: LONDON
- Registered address: One Creechurch Place, London, United Kingdom, EC3A 5AF
- Companies House number: 02937398 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02937398)
- Website: https://www.howdengroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/howden-broking-insurance
- Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily)
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howden-group-holdings-limited-london-777113

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services
- Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

63 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first:

- 19 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Oct 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 16 Nov 2026.
- 16 Oct 2026: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 16 Oct 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026.
- 7 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Oct 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026.
- 24 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Sep 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 3 Jul 2026: Director resigned: PARRY-CROOKE, James Pierre Michael. Director change recorded on 3 Jul 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 3 Jul 2026: New director appointed: VON ALVENSLEBEN, Albrecht Johann Friedrich Georg. Director change recorded on 3 Jul 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 17 Feb 2026: Director resigned: CRAIG, Mark Skimming. Director change recorded on 17 Feb 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 17 Feb 2026: New director appointed: PANUCCIO, Susan Lee. Director change recorded on 17 Feb 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 8 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Jan 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 12 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Dec 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 31 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Oct 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 24 Oct 2025: New director appointed: HAYS, James Charles. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 13 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Oct 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 6 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Oct 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 23 Sep 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Sep 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 13 May 2025: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 13 May 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 8 Apr 2025: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 8 Apr 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 26 Mar 2025: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Mar 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 10 Mar 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Mar 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 7 Mar 2025: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Mar 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 14 Feb 2025: Director resigned: LAND, Andrew Ronald. Director change recorded on 14 Feb 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 14 Feb 2025: New director appointed: VON SIMSON, Justin. Director change recorded on 14 Feb 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 14 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Feb 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 15 Oct 2024: New director appointed: SHALDERS, David Peter. Director change recorded on 15 Oct 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 15 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Oct 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- + 38 earlier changes on the web page

Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings.

## Sponsored jobs

4 live vacancies tracked for this employer (27 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Programme Manager / Delivery Lead · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/JCzqSqmCD1i_7bcFBAi9EP7QAJcRKD1KEN0apVrV9oRcONi7YZp-Qp0boNqSQWsKbmNhsm_JRSCTRcWZseXFsWm9MOv-U3YBfahvZnkLPIA10dKYBfdaDOoodCP-RdQNrJTKzFbW_YSWBdTfGYqs89M5rSMx26QqPraZN09oCM60RFZLMRMTJnbWeoRe-cX-SjkfljPEpqK54EQ_ijPaJMS9UxPu-qaHo7f65JIxj-4
- Junior Business Analyst and Project Analyst · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/_Io4jTjleJgYW3Nfq8jdIn5R5frMpWEmpCa19DBpd1GUK8V88zH-yn3yRVuLTAJoGRwGFLvFinoEhE5rG8C-r3DKlGjO_6LsHtRYk5aQ6QpynPkOD5h4zHbQz9dVZP8kLty9F32YzQmvBeCSbEqd4Q4HmzqpODn5x2_T2qN4qm0qdpCzHCIXO7B3AeHqSKG0MBog4qu4QS_ZwYYaD12iLahTtRq0jVZQmVxreijNcls
- Mortgage Adviser (New Build Specialist) · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/CwkTEPZxUwJ1N-L_hqAdo1V7sEZrs3mI7wdXO2nC2EMbjaUI3kP38V_dLjuHZEyqWH2nFSy66Sed0k18Z9ObRiJnu7T1-mIfFDjBR-Xe15FVZu3LhAQ2aTg9xtTmQCbMTL6MFF5lLrNQFofBScUoE1fExbHnvLD05_e2BYgbHqGBQ-5Hs_GwQFLaHlRcnjw7VGEKQ2S01qF6vKzNnlQ5vJgapB6lW2-2PPZiNFuclLg
- Business Analyst · UK · £49,052 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5509085995?se=Vg5fVxvH8RGAbPNWs5a9mw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=7D3806CD94D5D8FF9CF73ACE3CF9BDDC6332B1E6
- Senior Technical Engineer · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/lnDnVxaOtZBVZJS7gWEG0-Rj5J17W_10uALCKgNzucccZKAdDSSGRvWqH8f00grfS6NhuvfAmntEdEMtyzbg6pBAM_1AEthGsERDAp0eav1rrdoEwOo8-6ki1pifVTeItTFThZyAQbZqikt6-HqBBkEBbPboK1Oqq1q5ffUN5Lpavp2K82QeioYUQ7C86sXP54csPaScSrAV4YCK4VE1Og-TxiN3-KJbZXJbvJEzUW4
- Telematics Mobile App Developer · England · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/RHwX2-UoygIC3qmxF_SH8w8-jRcfLuIcEU5aniSpKELZo8FBAncpe8Z67VqBiLa_4A41hFon7WDVcGeNLKeCjISdObN5nht-3Ez4_1sZ492wm0pUWHM2SmMIxPc1WM4RHGwdh5K5MRWhEsLPvXdPZazIMq6lTWPFFNF7Hq9cJNaWsUqUzHk2CEx60mofygonFSzRNwlDn7whfLiYZajYUWaR2jI-nPbiez8kJWN3RYU
- Insurance Advisor · Bournemouth · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/4mhpFq-fJpUlDht-OakWC_sKUgLQ2ndOui3PBNhs3xb2SIn92OdXgZsZrOLx9JJY3jVEpNYXpu1TOryfq2iWRgDJJYW44WGxFsz9URsSYcAEAKPGM6ZXStI3myK5-M3OCTG_Eanx_b6xvx4O539aEj6P7U1sXinley4qam7BRFlGUBj5GRwb7iQ2nhPV5c98xZKJrXXDTtrXpPaKGcHNtPV1aXz5Cz0HPLDf-I3xbGw
- Finance Manager (18 month FTC) · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/rAWt01lrE3mLPlRmkZ5_SccL8NeoZB1Iwj7_EtRHMKTP7sl-_TUk-1OE1qn-xC1akgzZ6tWvx1m1VS-uwZu-tmN91heXXgZ55DvlZOYocR0YgkGoXJuFxVD0JOeKlRrh-MpDYQ2zI9PSEFAes82K7k2WFxAemLfY770NLOGe5SFLPKNqU36k5stnr3jenvyXpnN_TxwYsOKi1z9FmcuS3yJBOBnWaULc5ZHNn2cSQc8

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=777113&employer=Howden%20Group%20Holdings%20Limited

A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer.

## Common questions about Howden Group Holdings Limited

### Is Howden Group Holdings Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Howden Group Holdings Limited in LONDON is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Howden Group Holdings Limited sponsor?

Howden Group Holdings Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Does Howden Group Holdings Limited have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 4 live vacancies from Howden Group Holdings Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is Howden Group Holdings Limited based?

The register lists Howden Group Holdings Limited at One Creechurch Place, London, United Kingdom, EC3A 5AF. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else.

### How current is this information?

This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 02937398. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

## About this data

- Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status.
- Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice.
- "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howden-group-holdings-limited-london-777113
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howden-group-holdings-limited-london-777113.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
- Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.
